In Chapter 1, we develop a brief tutorial on chemiresistive sensors and our rationale for choosing nanowires (NWs), specifically carbon nanotubes (CNTs), as the basis for chemiresistor research. Due to their high surface ...

Chapter 1: Reaction of W(CCMe3)Cl 3(dme) with one equivalent of (3,5-Me 2C6H3NCH2CH 2)3N)Li3 affords yellow, crystalline W(CCMe3)(N3N) in good yield. The reactivity of this new alkylidyne complex towards terminal alkynes ...